Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
MY HOPE
In Christ alone, my hope is found.
In Mary, His mother, my requests land on fertile ground.
With her love, for all her Son’s people
She brings to Him, the pleas of all the feeble.
She brings to Him our requests that find favor
And asks that He grant them for all who labor
Here on earth seeking heaven’s gates
Guarded by Peter, founder of the Church, Earth seems to hate.
In MARY alone I find Jesus Christ, incarnate.
In MARY’S womb alone I find God made flesh.
In MARY’S heart alone I find the sword of Simeon’s prophecy.
In MARY’S soul alone, I find the Mother and Nurturer and Bearer and Lover of Jesus Christ, who is GOD.
I’d say there is much hope to be found in Mary, because God willed Himself to be found in Her from all eternity, and She said yes.
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Thursday, December 25, 2014
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
LIKE THE SHEPHERDS OF BETLEHEM, LET US ADORE HIM AND GIVE HIM OUR HEARTS SO THAT HE MAY SET UP HIS ABODE IN THEM.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
CHRISTMAS EVE
MARY IMMACULATE, MOTHER OF JESUS, HELP US WALK THE WAY THAT LEADS US TO YOUR SON.
DO YOU BELEIVE THAT HER SON'S COMING INTO THE WORLD CHANGED EVERTHING, AND STILL DOES?
DO YOU BELEIVE THAT HER SON'S COMING INTO THE WORLD CHANGED EVERTHING, AND STILL DOES?
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Monday, December 22, 2014
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
LEST WE FORGET
You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” (Matt 5:13-16)
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
PRAYERS
If they are wrong they need your prayers all the more;
and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them
and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them
A SECOND THOUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS
Our King does not have a crown of gold; He has a crown of thorns. He is born in a manger in a lowly place on the edge of an Empire of which He is the Ruler.
Infact He is the ruler of the whole universe.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Enter into yourself, O my soul, and seriously weigh what it means to lose God.
St. Anthony Mary Claret
St. Anthony Mary Claret
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
MARY IMMACULATE
Such was Mary, that her life is an example for all. Have then before your eyes, as an image, the virginity and life of Mary from whom as from a mirror shines forth the brightness of chastity and the form of virtue.
St. Ambrose, (De Virginib. L. ii., c. ii.)
Sunday, December 7, 2014
LAST JUDGEMENT
"For the Lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment, and with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead who are in Christ, shall rise first.Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we be always with the Lord. Wherefore, comfort ye one another with these words.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4: 15-17
Thursday, December 4, 2014
SEVER THOSE TIES
BURN YOUR SHIPS
"When the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés
arrived on the shores of Mexico in 1519, he
discovered that he was up against a powerful
empire. With 600 men and a few horses and
canons he was to face the Aztecs, a vast empire
whose capital was larger than any city in Spain,
and whose religious festivals saw tens of
thousands of human lives sacrificed in a weekend.
His men were justifiably terrified. They wanted to
hop back in their ships and sail home.
So Cortés burned the ships.
There was really no possibility of turning back.
We need to have this same mentality when faced
with the temptation to go back to the old life. Are
there sins that still hold allure to you? You need to
sever those ties! If you find yourself looking back
with fondness for some sin, say a prayer that God
will give you grace to strengthen your resolve, that
you may walk in the light of life.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
GENUFLECTION
Be a Catholic: When you kneel before an altar, do it in such a way that others may be able to recognize that you know before whom you kneel.
Monday, December 1, 2014
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED THESE DAYS
If you happen to be eating in a restaurant, do you feel ashamed to say your prayer before setting down to eat?
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
APOSTOLATE FOR GOD
If people would do for God what they do for the world, what a great number of christians would go to heaven.
St. John Vianney
Monday, November 24, 2014
FAITH AND TRUST
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.
God holds the world in His hand, yet still sees such small details.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
JESUS LOVES US
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal
life." – John 3:16
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
TO BE A CHRISTIAN IS A SOURCE OF JOY
Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional — rather than as an encounter with Christ — which explains why they don’t see it as a source of joy.
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— Pope Benedict XVI
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— Pope Benedict XVI
Monday, November 17, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Saturday, November 8, 2014
GOD'S MERCY
"Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience." - St. John Climacus
"And even if the sins of soul are as dark as night, when the sinner turns to My mercy he gives Me the greatest praise and is the glory of My Passion." – Our Lord to Saint Faustina
Friday, November 7, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
PRAYER
We must take great care never to do anything before having said our morning prayers…The devil once declared that if he could have the first moment of the day, he was sure of all the rest.
— St. John Vianney
Monday, November 3, 2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
DEATH
DEATH IS ONE THING THAT MAN CANNOT ESCAPE.
IT IS SURE TO COME
WHEN, NO ONE KNOWS
AND
IT IS ONLY ONCE THAT WE DIE.
SO BE PREPARED FOR THAT DAY.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
HOLY SOULS
Let us commend to Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother the Holy Souls in Purgatory, in particular those of our relatives, benefactors, friends, and enemies; especially those for whom we are bound to pray; and let us offer our prayers for them, pondering over the great sufferings which these spouses of Christ endure.
Friday, October 31, 2014
JOY
Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy.
—
Pope Paul VI
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Pope Paul VI
Thursday, October 30, 2014
ACTION IS WHAT MATTERS
Of what use is it to make the Sign of the Cross upon your
body if the Sign of the Cross is not upon your heart?
God does not want us to simply make pictures of His signs,
but to act upon them.
— St Augustine, On Psalm 50:1
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
HOW TO FOLLOW JESUS
The throne of grace is the cross on which Jesus sits to dispense graces and mercy to all who come to him.
But we must quickly have recourse to him, if we would find seasonable aid for our salvation: for there will come a time perhaps when we shall no longer be able to find it.
Let us go quickly then and embrace the cross of Jesus Christ, and let us go with great confidence.
Let us not be frightened by the sight of our miseries; in Jesus crucified we shall find all riches, all grace.”
St. Alphonsus Liguori
But we must quickly have recourse to him, if we would find seasonable aid for our salvation: for there will come a time perhaps when we shall no longer be able to find it.
Let us go quickly then and embrace the cross of Jesus Christ, and let us go with great confidence.
Let us not be frightened by the sight of our miseries; in Jesus crucified we shall find all riches, all grace.”
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
GOD'S LOVE
"In the pierced heart of the Crucified, God’s own heart is opened up — here we see who God is and what he is like. Heaven is no longer locked up. God has stepped out of his hiddenness."
POPE BENEDICT XVI
POPE BENEDICT XVI
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
LOVE FOR MARY
Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle.
—
St. Josemaria EscrivA
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St. Josemaria EscrivA
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
WHAT KIND OF CHURCH DO YOU WANT?
We do not want a church that moves with the world, but we want a church that moves with the Lord.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Saturday, October 11, 2014
POSITIVE THINKING
Stop worrying about what you have to lose and start thinking about what you have to gain.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
THE ROSARY
Do you know who this person sitting on the steps of the Holy sepulchre and receiting the rosary is?
Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
WHY THE ROSARY?
Satan is trying to limit you saying the Holy Rosary because he knows that praying the Holy Rosary limits him and puts his at a very great disadvantage.
One day when Blessed Alan was saying Mass, Our Lord, Who wished to spur him on to preach the Holy Rosary, spoke to him in the Sacred Host: “How can you crucify Me again so soon?” Jesus said. “What did you say, Lord?” asked Blessed Alan, horrified. “You crucified Me once before by your sins,” answered Jesus, “and I would willingly be crucified again rather than have My Father offended by the sins you used to commit. You are crucifying Me again now because you have all the learning and understanding that you need to preach My Mother’s Rosary, and you are not doing so. If you only did this you could teach many souls the right path and lead them away from sin - but you are not doing so and so you yourself are guilty of the sins that they commit.” This terrible reproach made Blessed Alan solemnly resolve to preach the Rosary unceasingly.
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— St. Louis Marie de Montfort
One day when Blessed Alan was saying Mass, Our Lord, Who wished to spur him on to preach the Holy Rosary, spoke to him in the Sacred Host: “How can you crucify Me again so soon?” Jesus said. “What did you say, Lord?” asked Blessed Alan, horrified. “You crucified Me once before by your sins,” answered Jesus, “and I would willingly be crucified again rather than have My Father offended by the sins you used to commit. You are crucifying Me again now because you have all the learning and understanding that you need to preach My Mother’s Rosary, and you are not doing so. If you only did this you could teach many souls the right path and lead them away from sin - but you are not doing so and so you yourself are guilty of the sins that they commit.” This terrible reproach made Blessed Alan solemnly resolve to preach the Rosary unceasingly.
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— St. Louis Marie de Montfort
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Friday, October 3, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY
Archbishop Fulton Sheen: PRAYING THE ROSARY
J.M.J.
From the earliest days, the Church asked its faithful to recite the one hundred and fifty Psalms of David. This custom still prevails among priests, who recite some of these Psalms every day.
However, it was not easy for anyone to memorize the one hundred and fifty Psalms. Then, too, before the invention of printing, it was difficult to procure a book of the Psalms. That is why certain important books like the Bible had to be chained like telephone books are today; otherwise people would have run off with them.
Incidentally, this gave rise to the stupid lie that the Church would not allow anyone to read the Bible, because it was chained. The fact is, it was chained just so people could read it. The telephone book is chained, too, but it s more consulted than any book in modern civilization!
The people who could not read one hundred and fifty Psalms wanted to do something to make up for it. Therefore, they substituted one hundred and fifty Hail Marys. They broke up these one hundred and fifty, in the manner of the Acathist, into fifteen decades, or series of ten. Each part was to be said while meditating on a different aspect of the Life of Our Lord.
To keep the decades separate, each one of them began with the Our Father and ended with the Doxology of Praise to the Trinity.
St. Dominic, who died in 1221, received from the Blessed Mother the command to preach and to popularize this devotion for the good of souls, for conquest over evil, and for the prosperity of Holy Mother Church and thus gave us the Rosary in its present classical form.
…It is objected that there is much repetition in the Rosary because the Lord’s Prayer and the Hail Mary are said so often; therefore some say it is monotonous.
That reminds me of a woman who came to see me one evening after instructions. She said, “I would never become a Catholic. You say the same words in the Rosary over and over again, and anyone who repeats the same words is never sincere. I would never believe anyone who repeated his words and neither would God.”
I asked her who the man was with her. She said he was her fiancĂ©. I asked: “Does he love you?” “Certainly, he does,” “But how do you know?” “He told me.” “What did he say?”
"He said ‘I love you.’"
"When did he tell you last?"
"About an hour ago."
"Did he tell you before?"
"Yes, last night."
"What did he say?"
"I love you."
"But never before?"
"He tells me every night."
I said: “Do not believe him. He is repeating; he is not sincere.”
The beautiful truth is that there is no repetition in, “I love you.” Because there is a new moment of time, another point inn space, the words do not mean the same as they did at another time or space.
Love is never monotonous in the uniformity of its expression. The mind is infinitely variable in its language, but the heart is not. The heart of a man, in the face of the woman he loves, is too poor to translate the infinity of his affection into a different word. So the heart takes one expression, “I love you,” and in saying it over and over again, it never repeats. It is the only real news in the universe. That is what we do when we say the Rosary, we are saying to God, the Trinity, to the Incarnate Saviour, to the Blessed Mother: “I love you, I love you, I love you.”
Each time it means something different because, at each decade, our mind is moving to a new demonstration of the Saviour’s love.
The Rosary is the best therapy for these distraught, unhappy, fearful, and frustrated souls, precisely because it involves the simultaneous use of three powers: the physical, the vocal, and the spiritual, and in that order.
The Rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the Rosary is beyond description.”
If you wish to convert anyone to the fullness of the knowledge of Our Lord and to His Mystical Body, then teach him the Rosary. One of two things will happen. Either he will stop saying the Rosary — or he will get the gift of faith.
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